Bhagwan Baba had conveyed to some
of the devotees assembled at Whitefield on Saturday the May 14th 2005 to
propitiate Sree Mookambika Devi ( another form of Shakti or Durga
worshipped at Kollur, near Mangalore) through a Shath Chandi Mahayagna
(100 chandis ). The havan ( sacrificial fire) would ward off natural
calamities and ensure health, peace and prosperity all over the world as
Mookambika Devi is easily pleased with a shath chandi yagna.

Chandi Homam / Parayanam
(recitation of the slokas) is done a 100 times. This is achieved by 33
priests chanting the Devi Mahatmyam 3 times and 1 final recitation to
bring the tally to 100. If 33 priests are not available, the Yagna could
be spread over 3 days with 11 priests chanting the slokas.Each
recitation takes between 1-2 hours depending on the speed. Thus 3
recitations could take 4-6 hours per day.

In case devotees are interested
to know how to go about doing the Havans they could contact Shri K.B.
Santhanam at Dharmakshetra or Pundit Gourishankar ( +91 22 25284455 or
his mobile no. +91 9324087788)

Trust the above would be useful
in responding to the queries received by you.

RAVI GOPAL

More photos taken on 18-05-2005 on the occasion of
the Sri Mookambika Devi Satha Chandi Maha Yagna conducted at
Dharmakshetra.